8/11/20: ‘Hate Speech’ Label is Damaging American Civility

https://www.ncregister.com/news/philadelphia-statement-hate-speech-label-does-damage-to-civil-dialogue

Leaders are speaking out against the abusive application of the phrase ‘Hate Speech’, and how it is being levied against any group who espouses different values than the current culture.

Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia Charles Chaput, along with other religious and academic leaders signed a joint statement of protest. The Philadelphia Statement aims to counter the “social media mobs,” “cancel culture” and “campus speech policing.”

“Responsible organizations are castigated as ‘hate groups.’ Honest people of good faith are branded ‘hate agents.’ Even mainstream ideas are marginalized as ‘hate speech.’ This threatens our ability to listen, discuss, debate, and grow.”

The Philadelphia Statement

Please pray for the future of liberties, including our first liberty: religious liberty – and God’s will to be done!